The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 41, September 25, 2005, Article 5

DAVISSON AUCTION OF NUMISMATIC LITERATURE

Allan Davisson writes: "A numismatic literature auction of 425 lots
has just been mailed by Allan Davisson, Davissons Ltd. A strongly
British and European oriented sale, Auction 23 is the first all-literature
sale they have published, though literature has been a part of several
of their earlier sales. It is anchored by two well put-together working
libraries from collectors who have sold their coins. One collector was
particularly interested in Viking coinage and the coinage of Poland.
He also lived near a specialist bookbinder and had many works
bound that were originally issued with card covers.

The other collector did an extensive die study of Plantagenet voided
long cross pennies and collected this area as well as later hammered
and early milled English coins. His library included a set of the
BRITISH NUMISMATIC JOURNAL complete from volume 1, 1904
through 1998. The sale is filled out with several works on medieval
German coinage, British trade tokens and important sale catalogs
including a small consignment of United States related sale catalogs.
Comments, discussion and brief histories of some publication series
round out the catalog. The text is available in a PDF file at
www.britishcoins.com and a paper-and-ink copy is available by mail
from Davissons Ltd., Cold Spring, MN 56320 (the entire mail address)
or email, coins at davissons.net. There is no buyer's fee in the sale
which closes on October 25, 2005. "

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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